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Improving Your Workplace With Employee Surveys
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Standing work stations can create problems, we look at how you can minimize these issues and provide a better workplace.
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Job design includes the physical layout, AND how jobs fit the person's psyche. Deadlines, flexible work practices, control, workplace culture need to be address to prevent and manage physical and mental health problems.
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This introduction to ergonomics tells you about what ergonomics is, introduces you to the basic principles of ergonomics and talks about why you'd want to address it at the workplace.
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Seated workstations are not complicated to set up well. We cover the basics so you can help others avoid problems.
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This article will focus on the things they don't teach you in college courses; the things that get in the way of RTW. These are also things we don't like to talk about… the elephant in the room: ATTITUDE. Not just the client's, but of our own as well.
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Effective upwards communication is good for your career and can help you establish a best practice injury management system. How is it done?
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Think that 30-40 minutes of daily exercise gets an office-based workforce off the hook? Think again. Activity throughout the day is a must for good health.
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How do managers and supervisors impact the mental and emotional wellbeing of their team? Is it possible to manage in a way that promotes good mental and emotional health?
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Overcome the common barriers and ensure employee buy-in.
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Making the business case for best practice injury management? There are simple methods to assist you in calculating the rate and cost of staff turnover in your organization.
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Hang on! Isn't RTW supposed to be all about the love? We count down ten ways to improve rocky worker / manager relationships.
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Proactive tips for employers on working through issues with troubled employees.
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Qantas Airlines has recently developed a program for safely retaining older manual handling workers. First step: Is there is a match between required tasks and individual capacity?
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The pace of return to activity after an accident or injury is dictated by more than just physical limitations; the mental hurdles can be just as great. Here are seven secrets to help you get back up to speed.
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If an 80 year old butcher with a twice-torn rotator cuff sounds like a tough return to work gig, meet Keith Schwarze, whose love for his job made him determined to work again.
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Recognizing conflict BEFORE you trip over it is essential for managing successful return to work.
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Twelve tips to help cope with the challenges of caring for a sick or injured love one.
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Is it possible to have too much optimism? And what's the best approach to take when you're confronted by someone else's pessimism?
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What is optimism? How is it good for health? When is it wise, in professional life, to get your grin on?
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Does job design affect health and performance in the workplace? And if so, how can jobs be redesigned to improve both?
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Passive. Aggressive. Assertive. How does your professional communication style affect your working life?
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Know what you want from people at work, but not how to get it? Learn how to talk the talk, and frame your requests assertively.
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You know organizational trust has tangible benefits. Now for the hard yards: how can you foster trust in your workplace, and in your injury management system?
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What is stigma? What are some consequences of stigma? How might stigma manifest in the workplace? And what can you do about it?
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We corral five notorious porky pies about work and aging and pit them against the fast-draw facts.
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Read Mary’s guide to fearless RTW Coordination leadership, then take up our Choose Your Own Adventure Leadership Challenge!
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Psychologist Colin Thompson introduces us to Mindfulness Therapy, which has been shown to assist people with problems including anxiety, chronic pain and addiction.
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Ten tips to loosen your tongue and ease your mind when that big presentation looms.
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A look at the UK College of Occupational Therapists' new paper, "Vocational rehabilitation: what is it, who can deliver it and who pays?"
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Researchers now know how tiny, drug-free needles kill pain. This briefing paper covers what acupuncture is, and what it's good for.
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How to take the long view and get where you want to go, faster.
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The second half of Dr Dhir's doctor-patient communication insights.
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A fake sickie could land you in more trouble than it's worth
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Hurdling with a briefcase is tough, so why not dismantle RTW relationship barriers before they trip you up?
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Part One - What are the barriers to good doctor / employer relationships?
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A change is as good as a vacation, right? Keep the blues away by implementing change where it's needed at your work.
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Want something done at work? It helps to know what you're working with. Start by asking yourself these questions...
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Not every injured or ill worker has the "I think I can" attitude of the Little Engine That Could. But you can get them there!
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You don't have to hang anybody out to dry. Instead, make plans and make friends.
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Identify "dirty" laundry and take it to the cleaners
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Iron out problems by taking action
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Keep workers at work with a dose of sick leave sugar (and a dash of lemon!)
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Advice on how to bite the signs of disengagement - before they bite you
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Tips for supervisors who have their doubts about a worker's injury or compensation claim.
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A fact sheet for injured workers
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There are three golden rules for small business owners who doubt the work-relatedness of an injury...
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A quick guide to minimizing negative impacts of downsizing on workers' comp claims and return to work.
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How do employers know who is the right staff member to delegate the role of RTW coordinator?
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Arranging resources helps to achieve long-term workplace objectives. Here's how to make injury management planning work.
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Why it's worth noticing when employees feel overloaded - and what you can do about it.
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Need some ammunition to make the case for investment in health and well-being? Look no further than our latest top ten...
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Missing a bus stop is the last thing fatigued workers should be worrying about. Try diabetes, heart disease, depression...
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Conflict driving you crazy? Use it to drive innovation...
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A short guide to surviving the recession for busy RTW and OHS professionals.
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Dr Steve Beller says 'Joy of living' is a much more powerful motivator than 'fear of illness and death'.
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Good workplace culture fosters loyal employees who want to remain at their workplace.
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Remember how your mom taught you to turn lemons into lemonade? In this series of bite-sized articles, we make cookies out of conflict!
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In a presentation given at the 2009 Workers' Compensation Summit in Melbourne, Jackie Burke discussed vicarious trauma and how her workplace is helping employees combat its effects.
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A look at why money spent on researching health is money spent well.
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Web based self assessment & exercise tool
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For men and women, entrance to mid-life will affect them - at home and at work - in different ways. Occupational medicine can help.
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Words may not break bones like sticks and stones, but they can still do a lot of damage.
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In this interview with UK expert we learn that modern vocational rehabilitation is not about delivering an expensive service.
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What do we mean by "workplace culture"? How to make sure it's "good" and what does "good" culture actually mean?
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Early detection and intervention are the keys when it comes to work-related stress.
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Talking about your sleepiness, looking out for co-workers and good sleep routines: the final installment of the three-part sleep series looks at the keys to managing sleepiness in the workplace.
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The importance of recognition and education in RTW after a mild traumatic brain injury and groups for whom the process is more difficult.
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What do you suggest as a path forward to a positive outcome in this delicate situation?
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Workers' compensation and return to work plans have a longer history than you might think.
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Opening up lines of communication is essential in the return to work process.
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Studies have now proven that positive psychology has a big impact. In the workplace, it can keep employees happier and more motivated to return to work after an illness or injury.
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